Ailesbury Close Chippenham, Wiltshire
11 addresses across 1 postcode (SN15), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28601065.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £420,000 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Wiltshire cost £328,102 in August 2026 (+1.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,091 a month.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Forest Gate - Solar Farm & Battery Storage, is 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Wiltshire costs £2,572 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chippenham, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Baydons Meadow, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 58 to 59 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lodge Surgery, about 430 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £420,000 | £365,000 | £475,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £302,000 | £302,000 | £302,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £231,000 | £231,000 | £231,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £266,500 | £266,500 | £266,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £184,750 | £181,000 | £188,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2010 | 1 SN15 3TX | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2002 | 1 SN15 3TX | Detached | £181,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 2 SN15 3TX | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2011 | 2 SN15 3TX | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2008 | 2 SN15 3TX | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2006 | 2 SN15 3TX | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2021 | 4 SN15 3TX | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2014 | 4 SN15 3TX | Detached | £231,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2007 | 5 SN15 3TX | Detached | £266,500 | |
| 14 Mar 2003 | 5 SN15 3TX | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2000 | 5 SN15 3TX | Detached | £149,950 | |
| 22 Dec 1995 | 6 SN15 3TX | Detached | £80,500 | |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 7 SN15 3TX | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2018 | 8 SN15 3TX | Detached | £302,000 | |
| 26 May 2017 | 9 SN15 3TX | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2001 | 9 SN15 3TX | Detached | £219,950 | |
| 6 Oct 1995 | 9 SN15 3TX | Detached | £118,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2002 | 10 SN15 3TX | Detached | £188,500 |
House prices and rents in Wiltshire
A typical home in Wiltshire cost £328,102 in August 2026, 1.5% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £517,138 |
| Semi-detached | £327,224 |
| Terraced | £265,398 |
| Flat or maisonette | £158,339 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £263,201 |
Private renters in Wiltshire paid £1,091 a month on average in September 2026, 5.8% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £755 |
| Two bedrooms | £981 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,231 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,754 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 116 m². Most common: House, detached (6). Built: 1983-1990 (4); 1991-1995 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,498 kWh of it on average in 2024, about the same as the district, and 4,619 kWh of electricity, 17% more than the district's 3,942 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SN15.
Council tax
What each band costs in Wiltshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,572 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,715 | £2,000 | £2,286 | £2,572 | £3,143 | £3,715 | £4,286 | £5,144 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (25% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Goldenley Care Home Forest Lane Chippenham SN15 3YQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Gate - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Wiltshire PL/2021/06112 | Solar farm | 49.9 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2023 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Forest Gate - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Wiltshire PL/2021/06112 | Battery storage | 40 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2023 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 58 m and 59 m above sea level (59 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN15 3TX | 100% | 90% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chippenham 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ailesbury Pewsham | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chippenham | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Sadlers Mead Car Park | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 43.7 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lodge Surgery Good Jan 2017 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pewsham Pharmacy | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest London Road Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath Elective Surgical Hub | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Care homes | Meadow Lodge Good Mar 2023 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Sandy High Street | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Baydons Meadow 5.4 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated Site and Fishponds east of Rowden Manor, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated Site and Fishponds east of Rowden Manor | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Six Acre Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Pewsham Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Westmead New Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Baydons Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Nocketts Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Deer Mead Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 11 |
5 of the street's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wiltshire: see them on the Wiltshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Lodge Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Abbeyfield School | Secondary | 11–19 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Charter Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Monkton Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 61% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 71% in 2024 and 66% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
6 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 430 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springboard SN15 3SY | Sessional day care | 24 | Outstanding (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pewsham Preschool Ltd SN15 3SY | Sessional day care | 26 | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| PH Camps - Kings Lodge SN15 3SY | Out-of-school day care | 60 | Not inspected yet | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Forest Nursery Limited SN15 3QU | Full day care | 35 | Good (Sep 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Woodlands Childcare SN15 3EA | Sessional day care | 26 | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Key Day Nursery SN15 3AJ | Full day care | 61 | Good (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 285 childminders and 38 home childcarers (nannies) in Wiltshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pewsham Chinese Kitchen SN15 3SY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2024 |
| Pewsham Pre School | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Springboard Chippenham | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Kings Lodge School SN15 3SY | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2024 |
| King's Lodge Afterschool Club SN15 3SY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 22 Sep 2022 |
| The Old Lane SN15 3SY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Legate Close (7); On or near Danvers Mead (3); On or near Sherington Mead (2); On or near Ailesbury Close (2); On or near Pembroke Road (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SN15 3TX: 11 addresses
Nearby streets
Holland Close · Cary Glen · Sherington Mead · Anstey Place · Danvers Mead · Tudor Close · Provis Mead · Maitland Close · Lodge Road · Centurion Close · Monks Way · Anglesey Mead
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.